Common name alias? Scarab, turtle, mud turtle, ink turtle, water turtle, turtle?

English? Words? Name? China? Three keel? Pond? Tutle？

Latin scientific name? Turtle grass? Levis?

Geographical distribution? Turtles are distributed almost everywhere in China, but the yield in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is higher. It is also produced in all parts of Guangxi, especially in the southeast and south of Guangxi. Foreign countries are mainly distributed in Japan and North Korea.

Breeding methods? Oviposition is 3- 14 times a year, and 5- 17 eggs are laid in a hole each time. ?

Habit? Turtles generally live in rivers, lakes, swamps, reservoirs and mountain streams, and sometimes they go ashore. In the natural environment, turtles feed on worms, snails, shrimps and small fish, and also eat the stems and leaves of plants. The tortoise is a kind of temperature-changing animal. When the temperature is above 15℃, it moves normally and eats a lot, while when the temperature is below 10℃, it goes into hibernation. Tortoise activity is frequent from April to June every year, 65438+ 10. During this period, every day at sunset, turtles began to swim around in the water for food, and did not stop foraging until dawn, and often climbed ashore from 10 in the morning to 16 in the afternoon on sunny days, which was better than sunbathing on the shore. The feeding peak of turtles is from June to August, and the food intake decreases gradually in June 6- 10/October, and they hibernate in June-March. ?

Physical characteristics? The shell is slightly flat, and the dorsal part of the abdominal nail is fixed. The carapace is10-12cm long and15cm wide, with three longitudinal protrusions. There are yellow linear stripes on the side of the head and neck, slightly flat limbs, webbed fingers and toes, and claws at the end of toes except the fifth hind limb.

Eating habits? There are many kinds of food for turtles, including rice, wheat, peas, small fish, shrimp, insects and snails, among which the favorite food is small fish, snails, corn and rice. In artificial feeding, in order to meet all kinds of nutrients needed for turtle growth and avoid poor growth and anorexia caused by single feed, various feeds should be adopted, such as fish, shrimp, snails and mussels in animal feed and rice, wheat and corn in plant feed. In order for turtles to fully digest these feeds, corn and peas need to be crushed and soaked for about 2 hours before feeding, and other large pieces of food must be chopped before feeding. It should also be noted that in different periods of turtle growth, feed containing different nutrients should be given according to its growth characteristics.

Nursing? Young turtles, adult turtles and their parents should be raised in separate ponds to avoid the phenomenon that turtles devour young turtles, and at the same time, it is convenient to determine the feed dosage and feeding management. It is convenient to observe and master the growth of turtles. Because turtles are gentle and timid, they should keep quiet around the breeding pond so as not to affect their normal activities such as foraging, sunbathing, mating and spawning. Change the water in the breeding pond frequently, keep the water clean, improve the hygiene of the breeding pond, and prevent turtles from getting sick. The sand in the open space between the pool and the fence should keep a certain humidity. Some cooling measures should be taken in summer, such as sprinkling water and planting some small shrubs. Before hibernation, check the growth of turtles and supplement them to weak breeders. Feed the tortoise more favorite feed, so that the tortoise can store a lot of nutrients, thrive and survive the winter safely.